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- Or so it seemed. The Giants, Titans and Falcons reportedly were the three finalists for Harbaugh’s services after the Ravens fired him earlier this month.
- Harbaugh had been Baltimore’s head coach for the past 18 seasons. He was going to (and still probably will) bring an impressive resume to the Giants, who are desperate to once again ascend to contender status, after so much misery in the post-Tom Coughlin years. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut then all day Thursday passed with no formal announcement from the Giants.
- On Friday morning, there still was no Harbaugh announcement. So what gives?On Friday morning, NFL Network reported this: “Talks continue between the Giants and John Harbaugh, and a deal could get done in the coming hours.
- But Harbaugh has been very methodical about doing due diligence, and nothing is finalized yet.”So while it’s likely that Harbaugh is the Giants’ guy — and reportedly will get a five-year contract worth about $100 million — nothing is set just yet. Presuming the Giants get something done and announced with Harbaugh on Friday, his introductory press conference likely would happen Tuesday at the team’s headquarters in East Rutherford. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMORE GIANTS COVERAGEAs John Harbaugh euphoria fades, new Giants coach will face some tough questions| PolitiNFL star says he was in room when coach was fired: ‘This s---- cold, for real’Giants bound to improve in this area with John Harbaugh as their head coachJaxson Dart wants this All-Pro on the GiantsRead the original article on NJ. com.
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